Amtrak rocks, at least from Boston to NYC. The new Acela train is wildly cool. Amtrak seeks $1.2 billion. Amtrak, a publicly-owned national passenger railroad, created by Congress in 1970, has recently asked the US government for an increase in funding for next year, more than doubling the amount that it received this year. [kuro5hin.org]
Amtrak rocks, at least from
